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Planned power outage in the region
A local planned power outage is in the works.SaskPower will shut off the power for three hours on Thursday, Feb. 14. to perform regular maintenance.The outage will be in effect from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 ...
Feb 13, 2019
Privacy commissioner finds doctors snooped in Humboldt Broncos patient records
REGINA - Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner has found several people inappropriately gained access to the electronic health records of the Humboldt Broncos team members involved in a deadly...
Feb 13, 2019
Bezos probe concludes mistress' brother was Enquirer source
WASHINGTON - Private investigators working for Jeff Bezos have concluded that the brother of the Amazon CEO's mistress leaked the couple's intimate text messages to the National Enquirer, a person fam...
Feb 13, 2019
Evolving faster: scientists may have pushed back when complex life appeared
EDMONTON - A closer look at some unimaginably ancient fossils suggests complex life may have evolved much earlier than thought. In a paper published today, a team of researchers say th...
Feb 13, 2019
A look at nine CFL teams' strengths, weaknesses after start of free agency
TORONTO - There was plenty of player movement Tuesday on a wild opening day of CFL free agency. Here's a look at the strengths, weaknesses and needs of the nine league teams as they continue with thei...
Feb 13, 2019
Odd couple of the deep: B.C. dolphins hang out with killer whales
VANCOUVER - Drone flights have revealed an odd couple of the deeps. Scientists from the Vancouver Aquarium have released video of dolphins hanging around pods of killer whales, two species that a...
Feb 13, 2019
Quebec winter carnival vows to improve parade after first event deemed a flop
MONTREAL - Quebec City's winter carnival is promising to improve its next parade after scathing online reviews claimed organizational failures at the most recent event left childre...
Feb 13, 2019
Canadian election observers arrive in Ukraine amid fears of Russian meddling
OTTAWA - The first waves of Canadian election monitors have arrived in Ukraine, as fears rise over Russian meddling in the March 31 presidential ballot. The Canadian Press has learned the last of 58 l...
Feb 13, 2019
Space agency picks second ex-astronaut to push health-research plans
OTTAWA - The Canadian Space Agency says it wants to hire ex-astronaut Dave Williams to help figure out how to get humans to Mars and back in one piece. But if you're also a medical doctor who's b...
Feb 13, 2019
Canada Post cancels mail delivery in eastern provinces, slows it in West
OTTAWA - Canada Post says a major snowstorm is making it too dangerous to deliver mail in much of Central and Eastern Canada. Quebec, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island are all having their mail ...
Feb 13, 2019